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The FantasyLabs Weekly Recap: Friday 8/19

We publish a number of pieces that touch on daily slates. The Breakdown and Trend of the Day are valuable and help readers make tough decisions as they construct their lineups.

We also publish a host of long-term articles that remain relevant for months, in some cases years. These pieces are invaluable in that their application is almost limitless. Ultimately, this evergreen content will help you learn daily fantasy sports and become the best DFS player you can be.

Here are pieces from this week that will be just as worthwhile next week.

2016 NFL Team Previews

The 2016 NFL Team Previews Homepage

The FantasyLabs staff does a team-by-team and player-by-player NFL preview of the 2016 season, with a focus on DFS performance, the range of outcomes for established starters, and the upside of depth players. This week, FantasyLabs writers John Daigle and Ian Hartitz preview the Jaguars, Falcons, Vikings, Panthers, Lions, Texans, and Patriots.

NFL

– The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable #19 – NFL Lessons via MLB, NBA, and Golf: Bales, Phan, and Davy

FantasyLabs Editor-in-Chief Matthew Freedman is joined by Co-Founder Jonathan Bales, Managing Director Justin Phan, and PGA Director Colin Davy, who discuss NFL lessons and principles learned from MLB, NBA, and golf.

NFL DFS via Bobby Fischer

Matthew Freedman travels into the temporal vortex of his childhood home and applies the lessons of a chess book to NFL DFS.

– Kickers: The Key to FanDuel Differentiation

Matthew Freedman discusses the DFS value of kickers, how to use them to differentiate lineups, and the types of kickers who tend to possess upside.

The 2016 Kicker Reference Guide

FantasyLabs writer  gives the definitive guide to kicker value in DFS.

How to Target Big-Play Running Backs in DFS

FantasyLabs contributor Joe Holka analyzes big-play running backs and details how to target them in DFS.

– The Low End Theory (Part 4): Low-Total TEs

FantasyLabs contributor Kelly McCann catalogs the types of tight ends in games with low Vegas totals who can find DFS success.

MLB 

FantasyLabs Podcast: MLB GPP Mini-Series, Ep. 5

FantasyLabs writer Bryan Mears is joined by writer Jay Persson to talk strategy for a high-stakes FanDuel tournament: The $300 Monster.

Trend Testing: Slump Busters

Bill Monighetti demonstrates how to use our Trends tool to find slumping batters with potential to swing guaranteed prize pools. 

PGA

Final Thoughts on Metrics and Lineup Review

Colin Davy concludes his series on non-projection metrics with a discussion of areas for future research.

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For more strategy content, see our collection of evergreen articles.

We publish a number of pieces that touch on daily slates. The Breakdown and Trend of the Day are valuable and help readers make tough decisions as they construct their lineups.

We also publish a host of long-term articles that remain relevant for months, in some cases years. These pieces are invaluable in that their application is almost limitless. Ultimately, this evergreen content will help you learn daily fantasy sports and become the best DFS player you can be.

Here are pieces from this week that will be just as worthwhile next week.

2016 NFL Team Previews

The 2016 NFL Team Previews Homepage

The FantasyLabs staff does a team-by-team and player-by-player NFL preview of the 2016 season, with a focus on DFS performance, the range of outcomes for established starters, and the upside of depth players. This week, FantasyLabs writers John Daigle and Ian Hartitz preview the Jaguars, Falcons, Vikings, Panthers, Lions, Texans, and Patriots.

NFL

– The Daily Fantasy Sports Roundtable #19 – NFL Lessons via MLB, NBA, and Golf: Bales, Phan, and Davy

FantasyLabs Editor-in-Chief Matthew Freedman is joined by Co-Founder Jonathan Bales, Managing Director Justin Phan, and PGA Director Colin Davy, who discuss NFL lessons and principles learned from MLB, NBA, and golf.

NFL DFS via Bobby Fischer

Matthew Freedman travels into the temporal vortex of his childhood home and applies the lessons of a chess book to NFL DFS.

– Kickers: The Key to FanDuel Differentiation

Matthew Freedman discusses the DFS value of kickers, how to use them to differentiate lineups, and the types of kickers who tend to possess upside.

The 2016 Kicker Reference Guide

FantasyLabs writer  gives the definitive guide to kicker value in DFS.

How to Target Big-Play Running Backs in DFS

FantasyLabs contributor Joe Holka analyzes big-play running backs and details how to target them in DFS.

– The Low End Theory (Part 4): Low-Total TEs

FantasyLabs contributor Kelly McCann catalogs the types of tight ends in games with low Vegas totals who can find DFS success.

MLB 

FantasyLabs Podcast: MLB GPP Mini-Series, Ep. 5

FantasyLabs writer Bryan Mears is joined by writer Jay Persson to talk strategy for a high-stakes FanDuel tournament: The $300 Monster.

Trend Testing: Slump Busters

Bill Monighetti demonstrates how to use our Trends tool to find slumping batters with potential to swing guaranteed prize pools. 

PGA

Final Thoughts on Metrics and Lineup Review

Colin Davy concludes his series on non-projection metrics with a discussion of areas for future research.

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For more strategy content, see our collection of evergreen articles.

About the Author

Matthew Freedman is the Editor-in-Chief of FantasyLabs. The only edge he has in anything is his knowledge of '90s music.